January 1, 2008
Get Organized with the Busy Body Book
One of the overriding issues behind many resolutions is getting organized. You might be striving to plan better meals for your family so that you can eat at home together. You might be trying to find some time to squeeze in some exercise each week. You might just want to get organized so that you don’t forget school projects and bake sales until the night before!
The Busy Body Book Family Organizer can help you in all of these areas. I love my Busy Body Book! I reviewed and offered one for giveaway here back in August. I have been using the August - September version since then. It also comes in a standard January - December format, which is what we are offering for giveaway today. You can choose between the brown or the zigzag patterns.
What’s so wonderful about the Busy Body Book is not the cover (although the cover is nice and sturdy and has held up well to my four months of usage). What makes it special is what’s on the inside — each Busy Body Book has a grid of five columns which you can assign to your own categories. Some people assign a column to each family member to track individual schedules and make sure that there’s no overlap. Other people (like me) choose to use one column for scheduling and assign some of the others to things such as meal planning, work deadlines, or to log exercise.
If you’d like to win, please leave a comment on this post, and check out the New Habits in the New Year guidelines at this main post.
Come back on January 9 to see if you have won. Please be sure that the email address that you enter with is one that you check regularly, and also check your spam folder when the winners are announced if you see your name.
Busy Body Book has offered our readers a 10% discount through January 9. Just go to busybodybook.com and enter the code BBBSP at checkout. Remember, in addition to the organizer, there is also a great fridge pad that comes in the 5-column format as well.
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567 Comments on Get Organized with the Busy Body Book »
#1 - Le Anne @ 12:21 am
I love your giveaways, Happy New Year from California.
Le Anne
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#2 - jen @ 1:06 am
Please put me in the draw
#3 - stacey @ 1:11 am
win or not, this site is at the top of my “to do” list!
#4 - Jennifer @ 1:40 am
Please count me in, as staying organized is at the top of my ‘to-do’ list for 2008! Happy New Year from South Carolina!
Jennifer
#5 - Dot @ 1:40 am
I am really excited about your new topics! I am going to be visiting you everyday!
#6 - ELLIE @ 2:36 am
count me in…..I would love one!!!!
#7 - kailani @ 2:44 am
I have always wanted one! Thank you for the chance to win!
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#9 - Stacey Moore @ 2:48 am
I could really use one of these!!
Happy New Year!!
#10 - Stephanie @ 2:56 am
I’m always up for trying new organization products! Count me in!
#11 - Sally @ 3:19 am
I a definitely a busy body! Pick me!! Pick Me!!
#12 - Meg @ 3:47 am
I so could use one of these to keep track of everything coming up in the next year! Pick me!!!
#13 - Shawna @ 4:10 am
as a full time college student, wife and mother of three our lives get hectic - I could definately use a busy body book to help me stay on top of assignments and appointments. Sign me up for this drawing
#14 - Heather @ 4:32 am
I am the most unorganized person I know. this would help a lot! Thanks for the chance!
#15 - Evelyn Murray @ 8:02 am
I’d love to win
#16 - das @ 8:03 am
count me in! thanks
#17 - Emmaline Kuebler @ 8:07 am
I really need this.
#18 - Jennifer G @ 8:10 am
count me in too!
#19 - Ricka @ 8:25 am
Need any organization help I can get, this sounds wonderful.
#20 - TheAngelForever @ 8:31 am
I could definitely use some organization in my new life as a SAHM.
#21 - sandy @ 8:43 am
count me in
#22 - Stephanie @ 8:44 am
Full time job, wife, mother of 2, college student, and I need to exercise…there are my 5 columns! Pick me!
#23 - Carrie @ 8:58 am
I’d love to win one of these!
#24 - Brit @ 9:11 am
I have been wanting one of these so bad for the new year! They look awesome! Count me in!
#25 - kathy @ 9:16 am
I am the most unorganized person… Not sure there is help for me LOL… Like to zipzap pattern
#26 - Kathy Scott @ 9:16 am
I need to be more organized. Maybe this book could help.
#27 - Heather @ MrsMomma @ 9:20 am
This sounds like something I could really find helpful! Please enter me. Thanks!
Happy New Year!
-Heather
#28 - Lisa W. @ 9:27 am
I need it!
#29 - Stacy @ 9:29 am
I so need this
#30 - Marilyn @ 9:32 am
yes, i need organization in my life!
#31 - Amy @ 9:40 am
Enter me. I would love to win something!
#32 - Lesha @ 9:54 am
Thanks for the giveaway
#33 - Helen @ 9:57 am
I’m learning to be more organized. It’s amazing what happens when everything has a place and everything goes back in it’s place.
#34 - Susan @ 10:02 am
need it
#35 - Lorraine @ 10:03 am
nice one
#36 - Multi-tasking Mommy @ 10:09 am
I would love to win this organizer! That would really help me get started into my organizing mode!!!
#37 - Brooke @ 10:09 am
Please randomly select me!!
#38 - Aimee B @ 10:10 am
Great idea! I’d love it!
#39 - Karen Gonyea @ 10:10 am
Enter Me Please !!
#40 - Heather @ 10:17 am
I would love to win!
#41 - Heather Cady @ 10:18 am
These look great! I’d love to enter. Thanks!
#42 - Amy P @ 10:23 am
Count me in please!
#43 - Teresa M @ 10:25 am
I will try anything that will help me get organized. I like the brown design the best.
#44 - Wendy Mill @ 10:30 am
Great ideas!
#45 - Andrea @ 10:31 am
Please count me in!
#46 - Jenny M @ 10:32 am
Happy New Year- Theres just something about the new year that makes you want to organize- onward to the basement=)
#47 - Denise @ 10:33 am
Count me in!
#48 - Tiffany G @ 10:48 am
I need to be organized!!
#49 - Jessica @ 10:49 am
I need all the help I can get for organization. Count me in!
#50 - melissa @ 10:55 am
oh gosh, I really need this! Thanks
#51 - jenna @ 10:57 am
Hooray and Happy New Year! Thanks for the giveaway.
#52 - rachel b @ 11:05 am
i could really use this
#53 - Where the Boys Are @ 11:12 am
The cover is enough to get me motivated to want to win one!
#54 - ARTHUR MALONE @ 11:15 am
i use old envelopes to write down info about everything—waste not recycle things –find uses for other things–
#55 - Rebecca Peters @ 11:19 am
Ohh how neat
#56 - Shannon Baas @ 11:20 am
I’d love this.
#57 - Linda Ellis @ 11:22 am
Happy New Year!
#58 - Annette @ 11:23 am
Neat!
#59 - nancy waychoff @ 11:31 am
I really enjoy your website !thankyou!
#60 - Mama Zen @ 11:32 am
Help! I’m trying to get organized!
#61 - Katherine Newton @ 11:35 am
I sooo want to get organized before my baby arrives in May!
#62 - nickol delgado @ 11:36 am
I need this desperately.
#63 - Angela @ 11:38 am
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#64 - Amy @ 11:40 am
Organizing is one of my favorite things to do! I organize the house, drawers, plans for parties, the kids toys, etc.. I would LOVE to have this book to further grow my organizing skills.
Happy New Year!
#65 - Deborah Bozich @ 11:45 am
This would be a big help to me. Happy New Year !! =)
#66 - jo evans @ 11:47 am
yeah!
#67 - jamie @ 11:48 am
My resolution is become a more organized person to set a example for my family. HELP!!
#68 - Alicia @ 11:59 am
Man, do I need help juggling my family, homeschooling, business and blog. Thanks for the great giveaway!
#69 - Pam @ 12:07 pm
I NEED this! Count me in!
#70 - Nell - of the former casual friday everyday @ 12:08 pm
I would love to receive this!
#71 - SUSAN VARNEY @ 12:10 pm
thanks for the chance
#72 - SJ @ 12:11 pm
I could really, really, use this! Count me in!
Happy New Year!
#73 - Kenneth @ 12:13 pm
My name is Mr.Disorganized .com? Well you get the idea. I am always looking for good help. (Like the rest of us)
#74 - Charlsie @ 12:17 pm
Oh I would love some help in staying organized!
#75 - kira @ 12:18 pm
This is great!
#76 - QuietMom @ 12:24 pm
yep, count me in. This sounds like a great planner!
#77 - MLong @ 12:24 pm
I could use a few of these!
#78 - bebemiqui @ 12:30 pm
Hope I win!
#79 - Sarah @ 12:30 pm
good for a.d.d.
#80 - Julianne @ 12:46 pm
I could put this to good use. And the zigzag pattern’s in my colors!
#81 - Valerie Mitchell @ 12:49 pm
fabulous!
#82 - Danai @ 12:50 pm
Being organized would certainly help reduce some stress in my life.
#83 - Celeste @ 12:52 pm
I need some destressing…count me in!
#84 - Bunnylips @ 1:01 pm
I once bought a book called “Getting Organized”, but I could never find it.
#85 - Maja Meza @ 1:02 pm
pick me
#86 - Courtney @ 1:02 pm
Enter me please.
#87 - Ana Meza @ 1:02 pm
i wanna win
#88 - Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo @ 1:03 pm
These are great organizers! I’d love to win one! My link is up
#89 - CAROLYN CHERRY @ 1:13 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR PICK ME I NEED HELP GETTING ORGANIZED.
#90 - sara @ 1:13 pm
Ooooo…Pick me! I desperately need something to get me together in this new year! Thanks for the awesome chance to win! Oh, and I did my part…Don’t have a blog, but I’ve emailed a few friends that I know would love this too!
#91 - Taryn @ 1:18 pm
great!
#92 - fan @ 1:27 pm
I NEED to get organized.
#93 - Dodo O @ 1:30 pm
Sweet deal.
#94 - Jennifer Donovan @ 1:36 pm
I found this site while searching for a great family calendar and our similar names caught my eye. I’m definitely bookmarking the site and would love the organizer. Happy New Year!!
#95 - Elizabeth @ 1:41 pm
I would love to be in this drawing. Thanks
#96 - brandy @ 1:43 pm
Very cool looking!
#97 - jffryclough @ 1:44 pm
sign me in
#98 - Paige @ 1:49 pm
Happy New Year! I’d love to win one of these.
#99 - Camille Wilson @ 1:51 pm
Love this calendar concept - yay!
#100 - Melissa @ 1:52 pm
I would love to have this, even if I don’t win I will have to order one.
#101 - tammy b @ 1:52 pm
what a great way to start out the new year, thanks
#102 - Susan S. @ 1:57 pm
Oh I NEED to get organized!!! I would love to be entered!
#103 - Laurie in TN @ 2:03 pm
Happy New Year! One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get organized and downsize our house. This is a great giveaway!
#104 - Sarah Ellis @ 2:08 pm
Ok, this is my 3rd time trying to win this thing. Maybe 3rd times the charm, I’ve got my fingers crossed.
Thanks for the giveaway and Happy New Year!
#105 - Wendy @ 2:12 pm
What a great way to start off the year! Count me in, please!
#106 - Patricia Smith @ 2:12 pm
this is great! thanks
#107 - Bob Hickerson @ 2:13 pm
Count me in
#108 - Nunny11 @ 2:18 pm
This would be absolutely wonderful for helping get me organized in 2008! Please count me in!
Plus, I put the button in my sidebar!
Thanks!
#109 - Julie Sivley @ 2:20 pm
Happy New Year… this busy mom could sure use this! Pick me!!!
#110 - Heather Hart @ 2:25 pm
I could get great use of this!
#111 - Cory @ 2:28 pm
I love these books, I drooled over them last time around and am thrilled that you are offering us another chance to win one. Happy New Year.
#112 - Jane @ 2:31 pm
I’m in.
#113 - Jamie @ 2:32 pm
Wow, what a great prize!
#114 - margaret herrin @ 2:38 pm
Need this.
#115 - Linda Pinto @ 2:44 pm
This would be a great way to start 2008
#116 - Shana @ 2:45 pm
Oh, wow! This would be great for my family, especially with a new member coming in May and mommy-brain in full gear in my head!
#117 - Marcia G @ 2:53 pm
here’s my first entry for the giveaways!!
added a button to my blog.
#118 - Anne @ 2:56 pm
Oh My Lord, I need this book!
#119 - Colleen Jensen @ 3:02 pm
I could really use this.
#120 - Tara Robertson @ 3:03 pm
yes please!
#121 - Capturing Today @ 3:07 pm
Oh, I so want one of these! I like the edition that runs with the school year!
#122 - Audrey b @ 3:13 pm
This is something I can definately use.
#123 - Krista @ 3:17 pm
I am horribly unorganized and need this book.. If I dont win.. I may just buy one! Thanks please enter me!
#124 - Regina @ 3:27 pm
I love being organized! Draw my name please!
#125 - Amanda @ 3:32 pm
This would be so handy! Thanks.
#126 - Summer @ 3:38 pm
I would love to win this! I need a schedule planner so badly.
#127 - Donna @ 3:40 pm
I sure could use this! It looks great!
#128 - Jennifer Barnett @ 3:41 pm
I like the brown, and I need to get organized.
#129 - Katherine @ 3:53 pm
This fly-by girl needs organization, LOL!
#130 - Rhonda Struthers @ 3:58 pm
I could really use this. Happy New Year
#131 - Jenn S @ 3:58 pm
I love organizers, this one looks very cool. Enter me please.
#132 - Bhavana @ 4:00 pm
Enter me Please. Thanks!
#133 - Shay @ 4:05 pm
Please I need this!! If I don’t get organized soon I don’t know what I’m going to do.
#134 - kitty @ 4:09 pm
Sounds great. Count me in.
#135 - Cindi Aylor @ 4:14 pm
I am a mother of 4 who home schools. I’ve recently become disabled and the doctor keeps loading me up with more mind altering meds. I need as many organizational tools as I can get my hands on!
Thanks for the contest.
#136 - Tonya Keener @ 4:16 pm
I am butt retentive and really need organization in my life. Please enter me
#137 - Michele Poynter @ 4:17 pm
Pick me
#138 - tanyetta @ 4:30 pm
please count me in. thank you.
#139 - Julie Donahue @ 4:51 pm
I’ve seen this on several websites. I gotta have one!
#140 - kristina jones @ 4:55 pm
I really need anything that can help me get organized
#141 - Brigette @ 4:59 pm
Let me win.
#142 - Denise @ 5:06 pm
I could use that
#143 - Cath @ 5:12 pm
That brown cover is calling my name.
#144 - Linda Lansford @ 5:18 pm
lol to all
#145 - Cocoa @ 5:29 pm
The brown cover is my favorite. I really need to work on being more organized this year.
#146 - Christy @ 5:29 pm
You are right. I really need to be better organized. I hope I win this to give me a tool to be organized.
#147 - Jodi @ 5:40 pm
Please enter me!!
#148 - Clifton Wade @ 5:43 pm
Great prize - would love to give this to my wife - she loves things like this!
#149 - Margery Yeager @ 5:44 pm
Please pick me!
#150 - Hazel Wilcox @ 6:20 pm
I truly need one of these, as I can never keep up with anything and it has caused me much heartache. This would be such a blessing!
#151 - wendy @ 6:24 pm
oh I could diffently use that with 2 teenage boys!
#152 - Diane @ 6:32 pm
Great Giveaway. Thanks
#153 - Melissa @ 6:36 pm
What a great looking organizer—-love that you can customize it to your own life!
#154 - Amie @ 6:47 pm
I could really use this!
#155 - Hesper Fry @ 6:49 pm
I really need to get organized! Thanks for the great contest!
#156 - Amy @ 7:08 pm
Please count me in! I would love one of these!
Amy
#157 - debbie @ 7:15 pm
i would love to win this!
#158 - Stacy Emory @ 7:18 pm
I REALLY need this right now!!
#159 - Sandra Marra @ 7:19 pm
Great idea
#160 - jessie @ 7:20 pm
great giveaway- please enter me!
#161 - Brooke Allen @ 7:22 pm
Please enter me.
#162 - David Bertolo @ 7:27 pm
Happy New Year
#163 - Linda Moeller @ 7:30 pm
That’d work!
#164 - Ginny @ 7:46 pm
Love to win, I saw this book in the store before xmas & it is so cute!
#165 - Amanda @ 7:48 pm
please enter me thanks
#166 - Carey @ 7:56 pm
Count me in please.
#167 - Lisa - The Scrap Princess @ 7:58 pm
Oooooh I love that organizer - would love to receive one for this year
#168 - Pauline Burns @ 8:02 pm
Cool Prize! Thanks.
#169 - Mary M. @ 8:03 pm
Wouldn’t that be a good way to start the new year of 2008!
#170 - Janice J @ 8:05 pm
I really do need to get organized.
#171 - Tara @ 8:15 pm
I NEED ORGANIZATION!!! Busy mom here…lol thanks
#172 - charline s @ 8:16 pm
I really need be get organized
#173 - Kristine @ 8:37 pm
I could seriously use this!
#174 - Michelle @ 8:48 pm
I haven’t managed to get out and purchase another planner for the new year yet. I could really use this.
#175 - Jeanette Jackson @ 8:53 pm
I’d like to be included in the draw please
#176 - carolyn @ 9:00 pm
Thanks for sharing!
#177 - Christi @ 9:09 pm
I’d love to win this! Yes, organization and discipline are two themes that seem to be running through my plans for 2008! Happy New Year to ya’ll–thanks for all you do!
#178 - Leslie @ 9:11 pm
Terrific
#179 - Nikki @ 9:25 pm
I need this bad!
#180 - Concetta @ 9:41 pm
I have been looking for a family organizer. This would be perfect! Your site is great!
#181 - Tina Rath @ 9:55 pm
I’d love to win this for my daughter who is always on the move with her 2 daughters.
#182 - linda @ 10:22 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
#183 - Karyn P @ 10:25 pm
One of my resolutions is to be more organized this 2008. I think this book could a great help to me with that goal! Count me in!